Mono Lake and Basin

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“First Light — Tufa, Clouds, Mountains” — Dawn light on Mono Lake tufa, desert mountains, and morning clouds.

The landscape of Mono Lake…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/08/28/f...

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Photographs from Mono Lake and the Mono Basin, a landscape of deep silence and immense space. (And overdue for implementation of the full protections guaranteed by decades-old legal decisions.)

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Morning at Mono Lake and Mono Basin.

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“Tufa, Island, Distant Mountains” — Shoreline tufa formations, an island, and distant mountains, Mono Lake.

This view looks roughly north across the expanse of Mono Lake…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/08/04/t...

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“Dawn Sky, Mono Basin” — Tufa towers in Mono Lake waters reflecting the dawn sky.

It is difficult to resist a visit to immense Mono Lake when I visit the Eastern Sierra, …continues: gdanmitchell.com/2025/07/23/d...

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A very much needed night of deep sleep and rest. Another cup of coffee, a quick shower and we will be ready to hit it again today. Here is the sunrise from yesterday at Mono Basin. Let’s see if we can meet the sun today, just gotta get movin. #sunrise #roadtrip #california #monobasin #explore #hike

“Mono Lake, Morning” — Pahoa and Negit islands silhouetted against early morning lake reflections with desert mountains.

I have shared a few other Mono Lake photos made at…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2024/12/31/m...

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“Burned Pines, Mono Basin” — Burned trees near the end of a giant pine forest, Mono Basin.

This desolate scene is along the fringes of Mono Basin, the large…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2024/12/27/b...

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“Ponderosa Pines, Mono Lake” — A few ponderosa pines near the shore of Mono Lake.

I reached this spot on a lonely gravel road that branched off from the main route heading southeast from…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2024/12/15/p...

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“Negit Island, Mono Lake” — Tufa formations along the shoreline of Mono Lake with Negit Island in the distance.

In a recent Mono Lake post I mused about finding and photographing less familiar views of this…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2024/12/03/n...

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“Ponderosa Pines, Mono Basin” — A group of ponderosa pines on slopes leading toward Mono Lake in distant haze.

Mono Lake is a remarkable place. Lying in a relatively high…continues: gdanmitchell.com/2024/06/27/p...
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